Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards，who was behind songs including The Jackson 5's first three US number one hits，has died aged 68．
Richards，who had oesophageal(食管的)cancer,died in a Washington state hospice(安養(yǎng)院)，Universal Music said．The musician，whose real name was Dennis Lussier,Was leader of the Motown songwriting，arranging and producing team—The Corporation．Their hits include The Jackson 5'S I Want You Back and ABC．
Richards also co-wrote Love Child for Diana Ross and The Supremes，as well as Ross’s solo track I’m Still Waiting.He produced and wrote for Martha Reeves and the Vamlellas and Bobby Darin．
The Corporation，which consisted of Motown label head Berry Gordy,Alphonzo Mizell，F(xiàn)reddie Perren and Richards，was set up in 1969 to create hit records for the label’s new act，The Jackson 5．
They also wrote，produced and arranged the band’s singles and Maybe Tomorrow and Mama's Pearl．
According to Michael Jackson biographer,J．Randy Taraborrelli，Mama’s Pearl was originally called Guess Who’S Making Whoopie(With Your Girlfriend)．
But Richards had the lyrics changed to preserve the young frontman’s innocent image．
The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music” kept him involved with a variety of projects，including last year’S production of The Jackson 5's Come and Get It：The Rare Pearls．featuring rare and unreleased(未發(fā)行的) tracks．
Richards’ final work was the mixing of eight unreleased tracks by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas for the band's 50th anniversary box set,which is to be released on 5 April．
【小題1】Deke Richard wrote songs for the following singers EXCEPT

A．Martha Reeves B．Joan Lussier C．Bobby Darin D．Jackson 5’s
【小題2】Which of the following is true about Richards?
A．He died at the age of68 in a Washington clinic．
B．He is a musician behind many hit songs.
C．He wrote“I’m Still Waiting”for Martha Reeves．
D．His final work is to be released in May.
【小題3】What Call we learn from the passage?
A．The Corporation has a history of more than 40 years．
B．The lyrics of Mama’S Pearl turned out to be a failure．
C．The lyrics of Mama’S Pearl Was changed by J．Randy Taraborrelli．
D．Richards said his own love of music kept him involved with many projects．
【小題4】It is implied in the passage that______．
A．Richards hardly co-wrote songs for singers
B．the Jackson 5's Come and Get it Was left unfinished as Richards got i11．
C．The corporation Was set up to earn money．
D．Richards had deep love for music．
【小題5】Which column can you most possibly find the passage on a website?
A．Health B．Business C．Technology D．Entertainment


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：文章介紹了已故音樂(lè)家Deke Richards在流行音樂(lè)上的非凡成就。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第二段最后一句“Their hits include The Jackson 5'S I Want You Back and ABC．”和第三段最后一句“He produced and wrote for Martha Reeves and the Vamlellas and Bobby Darin”可知，他給杰克遜五兄弟、瑪莎·瑞芙斯和 鮑比·達(dá)林寫(xiě)過(guò)歌，沒(méi)有提到Joan Lussier 。故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題： 根據(jù)第二段第一句中 “died in a Washington state hospice” 死在華盛頓的安養(yǎng)院里，由此可知A錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知Deke Richards與多位明星和組合合作，創(chuàng)造出很多流行金曲，故B項(xiàng)正確；根據(jù)第三段第一句中“as well as Ross’s solo track I’m Still Waiting”可知“我仍等待”是寫(xiě)給Ross的，故C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；根據(jù)最后一段最后一句中“which is to be released on 5 April．”可知作品于4月5日公布，因此D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容可知公司成立于1969年，故可知公司成立超過(guò)40年，因此A項(xiàng)正確；文章中并沒(méi)有提到 Mama’S Pearl的歌詞是否失敗，故B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；由文章第七段可知 Richards改變Mama’S Pearl歌詞，故C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；第八段中“The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music” kept him involved with a variety of projects”《好萊塢報(bào)道》說(shuō)Richards說(shuō)“對(duì)音樂(lè)的熱愛(ài)讓他參與各種活動(dòng)”，由此可知D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。故選A。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第三段第一句中“Richards also co-wrote Love Child for Diana Ross and The Supremes.”Richards也和 Love Child合作為 Diana Ross 和The Supremes創(chuàng)作歌曲，可知A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；第八段中“including last year’S production of The Jackson 5's Come and Get It”包括去年推出的杰克遜五兄弟的《Come and Get It》，由此可知B項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的；第四段中“was set up in 1969 to create hit records for the label’s new act”成立于1969年，是為了商標(biāo)法案，由此可知C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤；第八段中“The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music” kept him involved with a variety of projects”《好萊塢報(bào)道》說(shuō)Richards說(shuō)“對(duì)音樂(lè)的熱愛(ài)讓他參與各種活動(dòng)”，由此可知D項(xiàng)正確。故選D。
【小題5】推理題：因?yàn)镈eke Richards是音樂(lè)家，為多位流行音樂(lè)明星寫(xiě)歌，因此這篇文章最有可能出現(xiàn)在娛樂(lè)新聞中。故選D。
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c．introduce or use some new technology d．speed the economic development of Shanghai
e．renovate some family toilets         f．build more sewage treatment factories
A．a(chǎn), b, c, d B．b, c, e, f C．b, c, d, e D．a(chǎn), b, e, f
【小題5】We can infer from the passage that         .
A．the boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future
B．citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world
C．not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortage
D．a(chǎn)ll the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years

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March 22, 20II---Most restaurants in the United States offer their customers a glass of tap water at no charge with their meal, but this week many restaurants are asking dinners to pay a dollar, or more, for a glass of water. Cards on their tables explain that this small amount helps bring clean water to children around the world. It’s called the UNICEF Tap Project.
“UNICEF’s Tap Project is really all about bringing attention to the fact that over 900 million people around the globe do not have access to good, clean, healthy drinking water,” says Cary Stem, who heads the US Fund for UNICEF. She adds that water-borne illness is the second-highest cause of preventable childhood death in the world.
“Each and every day approximately 4,100 children die just because they don’t have that access - 4,100 every single day.”
The public service campaign encourages people to help change that statistic with a simple, affordable action: paying a dollar to get a glass of tap water at a restaurant.
“One dollar buys enough good, clean water for a child for 40 days,” Stem says.
“The tap project has expanded since it began five years ago with 300 restaurants in New York City. This year, Stem says, about 3,000 restaurants across the country are participating in the campaign. We raised about $2.5 million over the last five years of this campaign,” says Stem. “Last year, we raised over $1 million for the first time. This year we’re hoping to top that.”
Stem credits the continued success of the campaign to an army of volunteers who support the tap project and raise money in their communities.
The UNICEF Tap Project is promoting its efforts with a simple motto: when you take water, give water. Currently, UNICEF works in more than 100 countries around the world to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities in schools and communities.
Stem hopes that, by participating in the project, more Americans will realize that what they often take for granted is a precious and scarce resource in many other parts of the world.
【小題1】Restaurants began to charge for tap water to _______.

A．increase their profit
B．urge customers to save water
C．raise people’s awareness of the world water problem
D．collect money for those without access to safe water
【小題2】We can learn from the text that the Tap Project ________.
A．began in New York City
B．was started by volunteers
C．is hoping to collect $2.5 million this year
D．provides help for 1,000 countries in the world
【小題3】It can be learned that _______.
A．the Tap Project began in 2006
B．America suffers a serious problem
C．4,100 children die of water pollution every year
D．water-borne illnesses are the biggest killer of children
【小題4】How does Cary Stem feel about the work of the Tap Project?
A．Concerned B．Hopeful C．Disappointed D．Angry

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